Black Cherry Wood Guitar

This was my last cherry guitar from a few years ago.

Black cherry wood guitar.

It is used for back an sides for guitars where it compares favourably to the true rosewoods. I like cherry a lot. The neck sides and back were from a local tree that was damaged in a storm. Black cherry has a fine grain and a strong likeness to mahogany it is sometimes referred to as new england mahogany.

American black cherry wood is also used for smoking foods particularly meats in north america as it lends a distinct and pleasant flavor to the product. You can purchase the dyes here. Cherry creme guitar cherry wood with creme binding light as a feather sounds godlike. The wood produced is hard reddish brown and is valued as a hardwood for wood turning cabinetry musical instruments and more.

Esp ltd viper 256 electric guitar snow white. Very few companies are making guitars with cherry i think the reason is because the cost of cherry is quite high and it does not look as flashy as some other woods out there. Esp ltd viper 256 electric guitar see thru black cherry. Black cherry sapwood in not rot resistant at all most cherry is sawn for grade and nearly all boards contain sapwood often both faces.

If lower grade larger logs are sawn to exclude sapwood and further manufacture eliminates sapwood in the product fencing cladding furniture cherry is an excellent exterior wood. It is plenty stable enough and seems to be stiffer than mahogany. Esp ltd viper 1000 qm see thru purple sunburst used. Make offer ltd esp viper 400 cherry wood.

The janka of black cherry is approximately 950 and the specific gravity is 0 55. I have built several cherry guitars starting in 1982.